Art House Theater Day 2026
July 30 - August 2
2026 marks the 7th annual Art House Theater Day.
Art House Theater Day (AHTD) is an annual program of AHC that brings audiences together to celebrate all that art house theaters - and independent film - contribute to our cultural landscape: ambitious and innovative art that provokes, challenges, entertains, and inspires.
Art House Theater Day: Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Ireland | 2026 | 92 min. | David Gleeson
July 30, 2026
Burst pipes, rats and financial pressure torment a Limerick theatre owner in 1984 in David Gleeson's heartwarming love letter to cinemas.
Art House Theater Day: Sorry to Bother You
USA | 2018 | 112 min. | Boots Riley
July 30, 2026
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a universe of greed. Seattle International Film Festival 2018 selection.
Art House Theater Day: Network
USA | 1976 | 121 min. | Sidney Lumet
August 1, 2026
This media satire, directed by Sidney Lumet from a brilliantly incisive script by Paddy Chayefsky, is an X-ray of the corrupted soul of a corporate-dominated America, startlingly prescient in its anticipation of today’s outrage-driven news cycle. 50th anniversary screening.
Art House Theater Day: Car Wash
USA | 1976 | 97 min. | Michael Schultz
August 2, 2026
At Sully Boyar's car wash, everybody is cleaning up and getting down in this classic comedy with a killer soundtrack. 50th anniversary screening.